Activation of the plasma kallikrein-kinin system by Candida albicans proteinase.
AUTOR(ES)
Kaminishi, H
RESUMO
An extracellular carboxyl proteinase produced by the yeast Candida albicans enhanced vascular permeability when injected into the dorsal skin of guinea pigs. The character and mechanism of the permeability-enhancing reaction were studied in vivo and in vitro. Permeability was not enhanced when the C. albicans proteinase was heat treated (100 degrees C, 5 min) or when it was treated with pepstatin, a specific carboxyl proteinase inhibitor. The permeability reaction induced by the C. albicans proteinase was not affected by pretreatment with antihistamine but was greatly augmented by simultaneous injection of a kinin potentiator, carboxypeptidase N inhibitor. However, the simultaneous injection of a kinin-degrading enzyme, carboxypeptidase B, interfered with the reaction. Furthermore, in vitro conversion of plasma prekallikrein to kallikrein by the C. albicans proteinase was observed, and the reaction was inhibited by corn trypsin inhibitor, an inhibitor of activated Hageman factor, and soybean trypsin inhibitor, a well-known inhibitor of plasma kallikrein. These results indicate that C. albicans proteinase enhances vascular permeability through activation of the plasma kallikrein-kinin system, which generates bradykinin.
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